The development objective of the Meghalaya Community-Led Landscapes Management Project for India is to strengthen community-led landscapes management in selected landscapes in the state of Meghalaya.
... Exibir mais + There are three components. First component, Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity for Natural Resource Management (NRM) objective of this component is to enable the development, assimilation, analysis, and dissemination of knowledge and skills to improve landscape management within the state. This component will comprise the following subcomponents. a) promotion of traditional knowledge, grass-root innovations, and communication; b) training and capacity building; c) preparation of strategies, research, and development; and d) monitoring, learning, and reporting (IBRD Financing; Second component, Community-led landscape planning and implementation will support both planning and implementation of the landscape plans by communities in the selected very high/high priority areas. It has three sub-component, a) preparation of community landscape plans; b) implementation of community landscape plans and implementation support; and c) implementation Support to community landscape planning and implementation; Third component, project management and governance will support the strengthening of the institutional capacity and knowledge management of the project implementing entity, Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA), for the implementation and management of the project including, among others, (a) establishment of the State Project Management Unit (SPMU) within the MBMA and support to seven District Project Management Unit (DPMUs), including technical staff and consultants; (b) the incremental costs associated with implementation; (c) administrative support to 20 Block Project Management Unit (BPMUs); and (d) technical fiduciary and safeguards oversight and supervision of project activities in the field.
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The development objective of the Additional Financing for Rural Access Project for Afghanistan is to enable rural communities to benefit from all-season road access to basic services and facilities.
... Exibir mais + Some of the negative and mitigation mesures included : (i) compensation at replacement value of land in cash based on current market rates; (ii) severe agricultural land impacts will be having access to the capacity building and training program on a priority basis for development of an alternative sustainable livelihood; (iii) loss of residential/commercial land will be compensated at replacement value in cash at current market rates free of deductions for transaction costs; (iv) loss and damages to houses, buildings, structures and settlement utilities will be compensated in cash at replacement cost free of depreciation, salvaged materials, and transaction costs deductions; (v) income from crops losses; (vi) Productive trees will be valued at gross market value of 1 year income for the number of years needed to grow a new tree with the productive potential of the lost tree; (vii) income losses for workers and employees; (viii) community structures and public utilities; (ix) vulnerable people will be given assistance in the form of a one-time allowance for vulnerable APs equivalent to AF x and priority in employment in project-related jobs. (x) indemnity for lost wages for the period of business interruption; (xi) house renters forced to relocate will receive a rental allowance and will be assisted in identifying alternative accommodation.
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The development objective of Third Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (RWSSP-3) for Kyrgyz Republic is to assist the country Republic to (i) improve access and quality of water supply and sanitation services in target rural communities, and (ii) strengthen capacity of institutions in the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector.
... Exibir mais + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) emissions from machinery fuels; (ii) emission of toxins in burning; (iii) contamination of water bodies; (iv) disturbance of soil and vegetation; (v) contamination of adjacent area, soil, water resources; (vi) noise causes less focused attention, and increased defaults in performance of works; and (vii) industrial accidents. Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) ensure maintenance and repair of machinery in compliance with the requirements of exploitative documents of manufacturing plant; (ii) arrangement of proper storage and transportation of inflammable and contaminating materials (gas tanks, bitumen materials, paints, solvents, glass, and rockwool); (iii) burning of construction and domestic waste at working area is prohibited; (iv) timely removal of oil products from sites to prevent their spilling thereof to underground waters with precipitation; (v) working areas with machinery, cement mixers, and fuel tanks are located beyond water protection zones; (vi) arrange cutting and storage of vegetation to save it for further use; (vii) prior to commencement of works, means of collection and removal of waste should be applied together with location of main types of waste produced during dismantling and construction works; (viii) noise during construction works should be limited in time; (ix) consider alternative sites; and (x) local communities will be properly notified on works by means of publications and or notices in mass media and or bill boards in public places (and at work sites).
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The development objective of the Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project for China is to increase the per capita income and improve the living standard of farmers, especially the poor rural population, by supporting the development of project rural community industry ; to improve the basic public service of rural community and make mass farmers widely enjoy necessary basic public services by supporting the construction and development of public infrastructure of project community; to explore the new methods and new ways of constructing new rural communities in poor areas by supporting the development of agricultural economical cooperative organization of project community of poor counties; to realize the sustainable development of project community construction by strengthening the capacity building of poor areas and poor population.
... Exibir mais + Some mitigation measures are included : The road conditions and pavement situations are improved, which increase the safety and reduce the impact of noise and dust, and then improve the convenience of residents’ production and life; Tower, drill and other equipment’s and the mud pools will occupy the farmland and the process of digging well and drilling holes will produce mechanical noise; The leakage of the mud water and the water gushing of the piles and the water gushing will impact the water quality of the specific river crossed by the bridge; A small amount of packaging, fruit and vegetable residue produced by the manual inspection and delivery of cargo from storage, a small amount of cleaning waste produced during the overhaul of the refrigeration units; The impact of the malodorous gases generated in the process of stockpiling of the medium, on the environmental air; The washing waste water generated during the process of washing the stainless steel containers, mixers, filling machines, heating kettles etc. The waste water of cleaning persimmon; Impact of agricultural films and other solid waste on the soil and agricultural production; The malodorous gas pollution generated in the piggery, dry septic tanks and biogas slurry storage digesters; The impact of malodorous and harmful gas that generated in the process of biogas fermentation; During the process of biological composting, due to the drawback in the aspects of anti-seepage and anti-rainwater, it would affect the environment of surface water and groundwater; During the process of transportation and collection of garbage, the garbage might be scattered and cause the impact on the surrounding environment.
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In Ghana, where electricity grid access is relatively high for Sub-Saharan Africa, millions of people in small rural communities or on isolated islands cannot be reached through grid extension.
... Exibir mais + A successful GPOBA project supported the purchase of solar home systems and PV lanterns for 16,500 households in remote, off-grid areas.
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The project development objective (PDO) Second Additional Financing to Rural Community-Driven Development Project for Guinea-Bissau is to increase access to priority basic social and economic infrastructures and services in participating communities in at least two regions of Guinea-Bissau.This project has five components are as follows : (1) capacity-building for communitydevelopment component is to build the capacity of communities to prepare Community Development Plans (CDPs).
... Exibir mais + CDPs are documents created through a highly participatory process where communities define their own development priorities and select and prioritize a number of micro-projects (2) community-based micro-projects component is to ncrease access to basic services and benefit alarge number of individuals; (3) project coordination and monitoring and evaluation component is to provide support in the form of technical advisory services and other material assistance for the PCU to facilitate project management, monitoringand evaluation, and project audits;(4) delivery of education and health services; and (5) prevention of the Ebola epidemic.
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